NASA SEWP VI in one paragraph
Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) is NASA's governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) for information technology products and product-based services. Managed by the SEWP Program Office at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, SEWP serves all U.S. federal agencies and their authorized contractors. SEWP V, the current generation, handled over $10 billion in annual sales across 140+ contract holders. SEWP VI — the sixth-generation contract — is transitioning in during 2025-2026 with an expanded small-business pool, broader IT product and services scope, and updated groups. The headline benefits: a surcharge typically below 0.5% (one of the lowest in federal acquisition), order turnaround under 45 days, and built-in fair-opportunity tooling that makes competition defensible.
Precision Federal's position on SEWP VI
Precision Delivery Federal LLC does not currently hold a seat on SEWP VI. The seat window for SEWP VI closed before our company was organized. We pursue SEWP VI task order scope exclusively through prime partners who hold seats. Our role:
- Small-business subcontractor on SEWP VI task orders where the prime needs AI, ML, data-engineering, or agentic-system expertise.
- Workshare owner for the AI/ML deliverables within larger IT-solutions task orders — not a fronting role, not a pass-through.
- Subcontracting-plan anchor for primes tracking against FAR 52.219-9 small-business and minority-owned small-business goals.
If you are a SEWP VI prime and need a specialized AI subcontractor with SAM.gov registration, direct production ML past performance, and a founder with Kaggle Top 200 standing — Precision Federal is ready. See our teaming page for how we structure partnerships.
From SEWP V to SEWP VI: what changed
SEWP has run on a roughly 10-year contract cycle since SEWP I launched in 1993. SEWP V was awarded in 2015 with a 10-year ordering period originally ending May 2025. Extensions pushed operational ordering through the SEWP VI ramp-up. Key differences vendors and agencies see in SEWP VI:
- Expanded scope: SEWP VI broadens "product-based services" and more clearly accommodates cloud, AI, and cybersecurity services attached to IT products.
- Group restructuring: SEWP V's Groups A/B/C/D (full-and-open, 8(a), small-business, HUBZone/SDVOSB) are being restructured for SEWP VI with clearer set-aside pools aligned to current SBA categories.
- Cyber-forward requirements: SEWP VI contract holders must meet elevated supply-chain risk management and CMMC-adjacent controls by performance period start.
- Ordering modernization: The SEWP Quote Request Tool (QRT) continues to power fair-opportunity compliance with sharper quote-comparison analytics in SEWP VI.
What SEWP VI actually covers
SEWP VI is scoped around IT products and closely attached services. In practice, that includes:
- Hardware: Servers, storage, networking equipment, workstations, peripherals, and specialty hardware (including GPU/accelerator systems used for AI workloads).
- Software: Commercial software licenses, including cloud-delivered SaaS with an identifiable product component.
- Cloud services: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS with associated integration services.
- Cybersecurity products: Endpoint protection, SIEM, threat intelligence platforms, identity and access management tools.
- AI/ML platforms and tools: Commercial AI platforms, ML tooling subscriptions, vector databases, observability tooling.
- Product-based services: Installation, configuration, integration, maintenance, and training tied to the products being sold.
Where SEWP VI is narrower than GSA MAS is in pure professional services disconnected from a product. For open-ended advisory or custom development work without a tied product, agencies more commonly use GSA MAS, NIH CIO-SP4, or OASIS+.
SEWP groups and the small-business pool
SEWP's group structure is the mechanism by which small-business preference shows up in task order competition. Under SEWP V, agencies could direct RFQs to specific groups:
| Group (SEWP V) | Who's in it | Competition type |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Large and small businesses | Full and open |
| Group B | 8(a), small-business, HUBZone, SDVOSB | Small-business set-aside pool |
| Group C | HUBZone and SDVOSB | Socio-economic set-aside |
| Group D | VAR resellers for larger awards | Full and open value-added |
SEWP VI reshapes these pools. Agencies directing a task order to a small-business group narrow the primes who can compete — which, in turn, concentrates the subcontracting opportunity for qualified small-business subs like Precision Federal. When a prime in a small-business group brings us in, the prime retains task-order primacy while we deliver substantive AI/ML workshare.
How Precision Federal engages SEWP VI primes
Our working model with SEWP VI primes mirrors our engagement on other vehicles:
- Capability match: We confirm the task order includes AI, ML, data-engineering, cloud architecture, or cybersecurity scope that maps to one of our capabilities.
- Teaming agreement: Mutual NDA signed same-day. Teaming agreement turned around in 3-5 business days.
- Scope carve-out: The AI/ML workshare is defined as a discrete set of deliverables with acceptance criteria — agentic system, RAG pipeline, ML model, MLOps platform, etc.
- Pricing: Hourly labor or fixed-price per deliverable. Rates sit below or at the prime's SEWP VI rate cap with volume discounts negotiable for tasks above $250K.
- Reporting: We deliver CDRLs and status reports through the prime. Our work product becomes part of the prime's QCP.
Agencies that use SEWP heavily
SEWP is genuinely governmentwide, but usage concentrates in agencies with heavy IT modernization and mission-IT spend:
- Department of Defense — Every service branch uses SEWP for IT products and integrated services. A substantial share of SEWP annual sales comes from DoD components.
- NASA — The program's home agency uses SEWP extensively for mission IT, ground systems, and science data infrastructure.
- Intelligence Community — IC customers use SEWP for procurement speed and low overhead.
- VA — Major SEWP buyer for IT modernization, electronic health records, and clinical systems.
- Civilian agencies — HHS, DHS, DOE, USDA, Treasury all route IT product and product-based services buys through SEWP regularly.
Precision Federal's AI and ML capabilities map to all of these customers. Our agentic AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity practices are the typical sub-scope primes need.
SEWP VI ordering mechanics
The SEWP ordering process is purposely fast. Agencies follow a streamlined path:
- Agency defines requirement and selects SEWP VI as the acquisition vehicle.
- Agency posts RFQ through the SEWP QRT to contract holders in the relevant group.
- Contract holders respond with quotes including teaming partners and subcontractors.
- Agency evaluates quotes using QRT's side-by-side comparison tooling, satisfying fair-opportunity documentation requirements.
- Award issues as a delivery order or task order against the prime's SEWP VI contract, typically within 30-45 days for standard buys.
The built-in QRT fair-opportunity trace is a major reason agencies prefer SEWP for IT buys above the micro-purchase threshold — the compliance story is automatic.
Small-business credentials Precision Federal brings to SEWP VI teams
- SBA small business under NAICS 541512, 541511, 541519, 541715, and 518210.
- Minority-owned small business (founder is Asian American).
- SAM.gov active, UEI Y2JVCZXT9HP5, CAGE 1AYQ0, EIN 41-4890565.
- Not yet 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone, or SDVOSB — 8(a) aspirational after U.S. citizenship mid-to-late 2027. We will not misrepresent set-asides we do not hold.
- Substantive AI/ML past performance — production ML at SAMHSA, Kaggle Top 200 founder pedigree, and active SBIR task order pipeline.
Sub dollars routed to us count toward the prime's FAR 52.219-9 small-business and minority-owned small-business subcontracting goals simultaneously.
SEWP versus other IT GWACs
When agencies weigh SEWP against other vehicles, here's how the comparison typically lands:
| Vehicle | Best for | Surcharge | Ordering speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA SEWP VI | IT products + product-based services | Under 0.5% | 30-45 days |
| GSA MAS IT | Professional services + IT products | 0.75% IFF | 60-90 days |
| NIH CIO-SP4 | Health IT and complex IT services | Low surcharge | 60-120 days |
| GSA Alliant 2 | Large enterprise IT services | 0.75% CAF | 90-180 days |
Compliance areas Precision Federal handles on SEWP VI subs
- Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance — Our services labor is U.S.-based; our cloud deployments run in U.S. regions.
- Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) — We maintain an SBOM practice for deliverables and track software provenance.
- CMMC alignment — Our development practices align with CMMC Level 2 controls for CUI handling; we scope up for specific contract requirements.
- Section 889 (Huawei/ZTE prohibitions) — Our infrastructure and vendor chain is Section 889 compliant.
- DFARS 252.204-7012 (CUI safeguarding) — Handled scoped to the actual CUI handling requirement of each task.
Frequently asked questions
Does Precision Federal hold a SEWP VI contract seat?
No. Precision Federal does not currently hold a SEWP VI seat. We pursue SEWP VI task order scope through prime partners who hold seats, contributing AI/ML workshare as a small-business subcontractor under FAR 52.219-9 counting dollars.
Can Precision Federal bid on a specific SEWP VI RFQ?
Only through a prime. If you are a SEWP VI prime, email [email protected] with the RFQ number, the AI/ML scope, and your response deadline. We respond within one business day with a teaming fit assessment.
What is the SEWP VI surcharge?
The SEWP surcharge is capped contractually and historically runs below 0.5% of the order value, making it one of the lowest-overhead governmentwide vehicles. Exact SEWP VI surcharge details are published by the SEWP Program Office.
Does SEWP VI cover pure AI professional services without a product?
SEWP VI is optimized for IT products and product-based services. Pure professional services disconnected from a product fit better under GSA MAS, OASIS+, or CIO-SP4. AI work tied to a platform, cloud service, or software subscription fits comfortably in SEWP VI.
How does Precision Federal count toward a prime's small-business subcontracting goals?
We are an SBA small business and a minority-owned small business. Dollars routed to us count toward both FAR 52.219-9 goal categories simultaneously. Documented sub past performance on SEWP VI becomes reference material for the prime's CPARS narrative on small-business utilization.
Will Precision Federal pursue a SEWP VII seat?
SEWP VII is likely to launch in the mid-2030s given SEWP's 10-year cycle. Our roadmap aligns corporate maturity and past performance to make Precision Federal a strong SEWP VII applicant when that seat window opens.